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A Scottish postman was not racially discriminated against by an English colleague who told him “I can’t understand you” –  because he was just talking too fast, an employment tribunal has ruled. Pete McCalam accused Royal Mail manager Alan Wiggs of being a “little bit racist” because he repeatedly told …

Royal Mail has issued a warning to its customers over extra charges due to a stamp change. The postal company introduced barcoded stamp which will replace traditional ones, which will see the latter soon to be no longer valid. Originally, Royal Mail gave a deadline of January 31 for customers …

Postal workers have continued to write-in from across the UK, exposing punishing revisions to terms and conditions being imposed by Royal Mail with the complicity of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) leadership. Postal workers are demanding action against CWU leaders Dave Ward and Andy Furey for pulling the ballot of …

A new-style Post Office will open in an Essex town tomorrow (June 14), a week after the closure of the current branch. The West Mersea Post Office is being changed into a new-style Post Office Local service with a post office serving point inside a convenience store. The previous branch …

People have been warned to use up old stamps before the deadline next month or risk a surcharge when sending post. Royal Mail began rolling out stamps with barcodes in February last year, in a bid to completely replace all the old versions that didn’t have a barcode attached. The …

On 13 June 1920, the United States banned the sending of people by parcel post after a number of instances and a previous unsuccessful attempt to outlaw the bizarre practice It’s fairly common for a new invention to take a little while to iron out its kinks – but one …

Royal Mail customers are being warned they could face extra charges by the end of the next month if they are not aware of changes that will be taking place soon. In February, Royal Mail introduced barcoded stamps to replace the traditional ones. The postal company originally gave a January …

Royal Mail customers may be hit with extra fees in a number of weeks due to a stamp change that will soon come into effect. The postal company introduced barcoded stamps to replace the traditional ones at the beginning of February. And older stamps will soon no longer be valid. …

Dave Ward and the national postal executive of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) have blocked strike action at Craigavon delivery office in Northern Ireland after two reps were sacked there in February. Postal workers from Northern Ireland contacted the World Socialist Web Site last week reporting that their reps were …

Scottish postman who sued Royal Mail for racism after colleague told him ‘I can’t understand you’ loses discrimination claim as tribunal rules he was just talking too fast Scottish postman claimed he was being discriminated against over his accent He sued the Royal Mail and claimed his manager was being …